La Sierra University Faculty Handbook

This copy of the Handbook is now obsolete. For the most recent version please see the Provost's web page at http://www.lasierra.edu/administration/provost/files/FacultyHandbook.pdf

FOREWORD

1.1 Definition and Purpose

1.2 Revisions

1.3 Custody and Updates

1.4 Online Access

1.1 Definition and Purpose

The La Sierra University Faculty Handbook contains a review of important policies and procedures primarily for the information of La Sierra University faculty members and administrators. Additional useful information is contained in such other university publications as the undergraduate and graduate Bulletins, the Student Handbook, and the Salaried Employee Handbook. This handbook is not intended to represent the complete and exact text of all university rules, regulations, policies, and procedures. Policies and memoranda that are paraphrased, excerpted, or summarized are followed by the notation, "See . . . ." Consult the appropriate administrative offices for further information.

1.2 Revisions

La Sierra University reserves the right to revise, modify, or repeal any of its policies or procedures. Revisions and additions may be made at any time, and faculty are advised to consult the electronic version of the La Sierra University Faculty Handbook for changes that take effect between distributions of the printed version of the Handbook. Normally, the Board of Trustees will consider revisions to the Faculty Handbook only at its last meeting of the academic year. The process for revising Handbook policies and procedures is as follows:

1. Any member of the university community may propose Handbook revisions to the office of the vice president for academic administration.
2. The vice president for academic administration forwards proposed revisions to the appropriate university committee for deliberation and recommendation to the Faculty Senate.
3. The Faculty Senate submits proposed revisions to the Handbook Editorial Committee.
4. The Handbook Editorial Committee reviews proposed revisions to insure the consistency of Handbook policies, procedures, and style and reports its findings to the Faculty Senate.
5. The Faculty Senate reviews the proposed revisions and submits its recommendations to the University Council.
6. The University Council reviews the proposed revisions and submits its recommendations to the Board of Trustees. If the recommendations of the University Council are different from what the Faculty Senate recommended, the University Council will report such differences in writing to the Faculty Senate before submitting them to the Board of Trustees with sufficient time for the Faculty Senate to respond in writing to the University Council.
7. The Board of Trustees considers and votes on the recommendations. If the board approves the recommendations, it shall include effectiveness dates in such actions. In setting such dates, it shall provide sufficient time for the notification of the faculty before the actions are to take effect.
8. The revision process is complete only after the vice president for academic administration officially notifies the faculty by written document, electronic mail, or annual update (as per 1.3) and provides the faculty with a copy of the voted revisions or refers them to such revisions published as per 1.4.

1.3 Custody and Updates

Custody of the Faculty Handbook resides with the vice president for academic administration. The vice president for academic administration will periodically issue revised printed editions of the entire Faculty Handbook with the edition date at the bottom of each page. Between the publication of such editions, the vice president for academic administration will issue revised subsections (e.g., I.E: 2.2) as necessary in print or electronic format with the effective date at the end of the subsection title.

1.4 On-line Access

The Faculty Handbook is reproduced in a variety of electronic formats and is accessible on campus through the university’s internet and World Wide Web services. Users should feel free to download, store, or print handbook text as needed.

This binder and its contents are the property of La Sierra University.

Requests for extra copies or update pages should be directed to the

office of the vice president for academic administration

225 Administration Building

(909) 785-2320

This section of the Handbook last revised July 1, 2000.

La Sierra University Faculty Handbook (c) La Sierra University
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